conventional long form: Republic of San Marino
conventional short form: San Marino
local long form: Repubblica di San Marino
local short form: San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
conventional long form: Democratic Republic of
Sao Tome and Principe
conventional short form: Sao Tome and Principe
local long form: Republica Democratica de Sao Tome e Principe
local short form: Sao Tome e Principe
Saudi Arabia
conventional long form: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
conventional short form: Saudi Arabia
local long form: Al Mamlakah al Arabiyah as Suudiyah
local short form: Al Arabiyah as Suudiyah
Senegal
conventional long form: Republic of Senegal
conventional short form: Senegal
local long form: Republique du Senegal
local short form: Senegal
former: Senegambia (along with The Gambia), Mali Federation
Serbia
conventional long form: Republic of Serbia
conventional short form: Serbia
local long form: Republika Srbija
local short form: Srbija
former: People's Republic of Serbia, Socialist Republic of Serbia
Seychelles
conventional long form: Republic of Seychelles
conventional short form: Seychelles
local long form: Republic of Seychelles
local short form: Seychelles
Sierra Leone
conventional long form: Republic of Sierra Leone
conventional short form: Sierra Leone
local long form: Republic of Sierra Leone
local short form: Sierra Leone
Singapore
conventional long form: Republic of Singapore
conventional short form: Singapore
local long form: Republic of Singapore
local short form: Singapore
Slovakia
conventional long form: Slovak Republic
conventional short form: Slovakia
local long form: Slovenska Republika
local short form: Slovensko
Slovenia
conventional long form: Republic of Slovenia
conventional short form: Slovenia
local long form: Republika Slovenija
local short form: Slovenija
former: People's Republic of Slovenia, Socialist Republic of Slovenia
Solomon Islands
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Solomon Islands
local long form: none
local short form: Solomon Islands
former: British Solomon Islands
Somalia
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Somalia
local long form: Jamhuuriyada Demuqraadiga Soomaaliyeed
local short form: Soomaaliya
former: Somali Republic, Somali Democratic Republic
South Africa
conventional long form: Republic of South Africa
conventional short form: South Africa
former: Union of South Africa
abbreviation: RSA
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
conventional long form:
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
conventional short form: none
abbreviation: SGSSI
Spain
conventional long form: Kingdom of Spain
conventional short form: Spain
local long form: Reino de Espana
local short form: Espana
Spratly Islands
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Spratly Islands
Sri Lanka
conventional long form: Democratic Socialist Republic of
Sri Lanka
conventional short form: Sri Lanka
local long form: Shri Lamka Prajatantrika Samajaya di
Janarajaya/Ilankai Jananayaka Choshalichak Kutiyarachu
local short form: Shri Lamka/Ilankai
former: Serendib, Ceylon
Sudan
conventional long form: Republic of the Sudan
conventional short form: Sudan
local long form: Jumhuriyat as-Sudan
local short form: As-Sudan
former: Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
Suriname
conventional long form: Republic of Suriname
conventional short form: Suriname
local long form: Republiek Suriname
local short form: Suriname
former: Netherlands Guiana, Dutch Guiana
Svalbard
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Svalbard (sometimes referred to as
Spitzbergen)
Swaziland
conventional long form: Kingdom of Swaziland
conventional short form: Swaziland
local long form: Umbuso weSwatini
local short form: eSwatini
Sweden
conventional long form: Kingdom of Sweden
conventional short form: Sweden
local long form: Konungariket Sverige
local short form: Sverige
Switzerland
conventional long form: Swiss Confederation
conventional short form: Switzerland
local long form: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German);
Confederation Suisse (French); Confederazione Svizzera (Italian);
Confederaziun Svizra (Romansh)
local short form: Schweiz (German); Suisse (French); Svizzera
(Italian); Svizra (Romansh)
Syria
conventional long form: Syrian Arab Republic
conventional short form: Syria
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Arabiyah as Suriyah
local short form: Suriyah
former: United Arab Republic (with Egypt)
Taiwan
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Taiwan
local long form: none
local short form: T'ai-wan
former: Formosa
Tajikistan
conventional long form: Republic of Tajikistan
conventional short form: Tajikistan
local long form: Jumhurii Tojikiston
local short form: Tojikiston
former: Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
Tanzania
conventional long form: United Republic of Tanzania
conventional short form: Tanzania
local long form: Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania
local short form: Tanzania
former: United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
Thailand
conventional long form: Kingdom of Thailand
conventional short form: Thailand
local long form: Ratcha Anachak Thai
local short form: Prathet Thai
former: Siam
Timor-Leste
conventional long form: Democratic Republic of
Timor-Leste
conventional short form: Timor-Leste
local long form: Republika Demokratika Timor Lorosa'e [Tetum];
Republica Democratica de Timor-Leste [Portuguese]
local short form: Timor Lorosa'e [Tetum]; Timor-Leste [Portuguese]
former: East Timor, Portuguese Timor
Togo
conventional long form: Togolese Republic
conventional short form: Togo
local long form: Republique togolaise
local short form: none
former: French Togoland
Tokelau
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Tokelau
Tonga
conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga
conventional short form: Tonga
local long form: Pule'anga Tonga
local short form: Tonga
former: Friendly Islands
Trinidad and Tobago
conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and
Tobago
conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
conventional long form: Tunisian Republic
conventional short form: Tunisia
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah at Tunisiyah
local short form: Tunis
Turkey
conventional long form: Republic of Turkey
conventional short form: Turkey
local long form: Turkiye Cumhuriyeti
local short form: Turkiye
Turkmenistan
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Turkmenistan
local long form: none
local short form: Turkmenistan
former: Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
Turks and Caicos Islands
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Turks and Caicos Islands
abbreviation: TCI
Tuvalu
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Tuvalu
local long form: none
local short form: Tuvalu
former: Ellice Islands
note: "Tuvalu" means "group of eight," referring to the country's
eight traditionally inhabited islands
Uganda
conventional long form: Republic of Uganda
conventional short form: Uganda
Ukraine
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Ukraine
local long form: none
local short form: Ukrayina
former: Ukrainian National Republic, Ukrainian State, Ukrainian
Soviet Socialist Republic
United Arab Emirates
conventional long form: United Arab Emirates
conventional short form: none
local long form: Al Imarat al Arabiyah al Muttahidah
local short form: none
former: Trucial Oman, Trucial States
abbreviation: UAE
United Kingdom
conventional long form: United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland; note - Great Britain includes England,
Scotland, and Wales
conventional short form: United Kingdom
abbreviation: UK
United States
conventional long form: United States of America
conventional short form: United States
abbreviation: US or USA
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
conventional long
form: none
conventional short form: Baker Island; Howland Island; Jarvis
Island; Johnston Atoll; Kingman Reef; Midway Islands; Palmyra Atoll
Uruguay
conventional long form: Oriental Republic of Uruguay
conventional short form: Uruguay
local long form: Republica Oriental del Uruguay
local short form: Uruguay
former: Banda Oriental, Cisplatine Province
Uzbekistan
conventional long form: Republic of Uzbekistan
conventional short form: Uzbekistan
local long form: Ozbekiston Respublikasi
local short form: Ozbekiston
former: Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
Vanuatu
conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu
conventional short form: Vanuatu
local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu
local short form: Vanuatu
former: New Hebrides
Venezuela
conventional long form: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
conventional short form: Venezuela
local long form: Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela
local short form: Venezuela
Vietnam
conventional long form: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
conventional short form: Vietnam
local long form: Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam
local short form: Viet Nam
abbreviation: SRV
Virgin Islands
conventional long form: United States Virgin Islands
conventional short form: Virgin Islands
former: Danish West Indies
abbreviation: USVI
Wake Island
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Wake Island
Wallis and Futuna
conventional long form: Territory of the Wallis
and Futuna Islands
conventional short form: Wallis and Futuna
local long form: Territoire des Iles Wallis et Futuna
local short form: Wallis et Futuna
West Bank
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: West Bank
Western Sahara
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Western Sahara
former: Spanish Sahara
Yemen
conventional long form: Republic of Yemen
conventional short form: Yemen
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah
local short form: Al Yaman
former: Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]
Zambia
conventional long form: Republic of Zambia
conventional short form: Zambia
former: Northern Rhodesia
Zimbabwe
conventional long form: Republic of Zimbabwe
conventional short form: Zimbabwe
former: Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia
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Afghanistan
Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran
Akrotiri
Eastern Mediterranean, peninsula on the southwest coast of
Cyprus
Albania
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian
Sea, between Greece in the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to the
north
Algeria
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between
Morocco and Tunisia
American Samoa
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean,
about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Andorra
Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain
Angola
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between
Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo
Anguilla
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North
Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Antarctica
continent mostly south of the Antarctic Circle
Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and
the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico
Arctic Ocean
body of water between Europe, Asia, and North America,
mostly north of the Arctic Circle
Argentina
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic
Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
Armenia
Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey
Aruba
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian
Ocean, midway between northwestern Australia and Timor island
Atlantic Ocean
body of water between Africa, Europe, the Southern
Ocean, and the Western Hemisphere
Australia
Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South
Pacific Ocean
Austria
Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia
Azerbaijan
Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between
Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus
range
Bahamas, The
Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic
Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba
Bahrain
Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi
Arabia
Bangladesh
Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma
and India
Barbados
Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of
Venezuela
Belarus
Eastern Europe, east of Poland
Belgium
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and
the Netherlands
Belize
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between
Guatemala and Mexico
Benin
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria
and Togo
Bermuda
North America, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean,
east of South Carolina (US)
Bhutan
Southern Asia, between China and India
Bolivia
Central South America, southwest of Brazil
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic
Sea and Croatia
Botswana
Southern Africa, north of South Africa
Bouvet Island
island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the
Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Brazil
Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
British Indian Ocean Territory
archipelago in the Indian Ocean,
south of India, about halfway between Africa and Indonesia
British Virgin Islands
Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the
North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Brunei
Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
Bulgaria
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between
Romania and Turkey
Burkina Faso
Western Africa, north of Ghana
Burma
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of
Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand
Burundi
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cambodia
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between
Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos
Cameroon
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between
Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria
Canada
Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on
the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on
the north, north of the conterminous US
Cape Verde
Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic
Ocean, west of Senegal
Cayman Islands
Caribbean, three-island group (Grand Cayman, Cayman
Brac, Little Cayman) in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba and 268
km northwest of Jamaica
Central African Republic
Central Africa, north of Democratic
Republic of the Congo
Chad
Central Africa, south of Libya
Chile
Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean,
between Argentina and Peru
China
Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow
Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam
Christmas Island
Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean,
south of Indonesia
Clipperton Island
Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean,
1,120 km southwest of Mexico
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the
Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia
to Sri Lanka
Colombia
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea,
between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean,
between Ecuador and Panama
Comoros
Southern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth of
the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern
Madagascar and northern Mozambique
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Central Africa, northeast of Angola
Congo, Republic of the
Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic
Ocean, between Angola and Gabon
Cook Islands
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean,
about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Coral Sea Islands
Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of
Australia
Costa Rica
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the
North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
Cote d'Ivoire
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between Ghana and Liberia
Croatia
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
Cuba
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North
Atlantic Ocean, 150 km south of Key West, Florida
Cyprus
Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey
Czech Republic
Central Europe, southeast of Germany
Denmark
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea,
on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major
islands (Sjaelland and Fyn)
Dhekelia
Eastern Mediterranean, on the southeast coast of Cyprus
near Famagusta
Djibouti
Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea,
between Eritrea and Somalia
Dominica
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North
Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and
Tobago
Dominican Republic
Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of
Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean,
east of Haiti
Ecuador
Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the
Equator, between Colombia and Peru
Egypt
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between
Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and
includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula
El Salvador
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean,
between Guatemala and Honduras
Equatorial Guinea
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra,
between Cameroon and Gabon
Eritrea
Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and
Sudan
Estonia
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of
Finland, between Latvia and Russia
Ethiopia
Eastern Africa, west of Somalia
European Union
Europe between the North Atlantic Ocean in the west
and Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine to the east
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Southern South America, islands in
the South Atlantic Ocean, east of southern Argentina
Faroe Islands
Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian
Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Iceland and
Norway
Fiji
Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about
two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Finland
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia,
and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia
France
metropolitan France: Western Europe, bordering the Bay of
Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of
the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain
French Guiana: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic
Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname
Guadeloupe: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the
North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico
Martinique: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North
Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Reunion: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of
Madagascar
French Polynesia
Oceania, archipelagoes in the South Pacific Ocean
about half way between South America and Australia
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
southeast and east of Africa,
islands in the southern Indian Ocean, some near Madagascar and
others about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia;
note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands include Ile Amsterdam,
Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, Bassas da India, Europa
Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, and Tromelin Island
in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed sector
of Antarctica, "Adelie Land"; the US does not recognize the French
claim to "Adelie Land"
Gabon
Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator,
between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea
Gambia, The
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and
Senegal
Gaza Strip
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between
Egypt and Israel
Georgia
Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey
and Russia
Germany
Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea,
between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark
Ghana
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote
d'Ivoire and Togo
Gibraltar
Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar,
which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on
the southern coast of Spain
Greece
Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and
the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey
Greenland
Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean
and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada
Grenada
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic
Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Guam
Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about
three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines
Guatemala
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean,
between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras
(Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize
Guernsey
Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest
of France
Guinea
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between
Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone
Guinea-Bissau
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between Guinea and Senegal
Guyana
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between Suriname and Venezuela
Haiti
Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola,
between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the
Dominican Republic
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
islands in the Indian Ocean, about
two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica
Holy See (Vatican City)
Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)
Honduras
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between
Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North
Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
Hong Kong
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
Hungary
Central Europe, northwest of Romania
Iceland
Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the
North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK
India
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of
Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan
Indian Ocean
body of water between Africa, the Southern Ocean, Asia,
and Australia
Indonesia
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean
and the Pacific Ocean
Iran
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and
the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan
Iraq
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait
Ireland
Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of
Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain
Isle of Man
Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great
Britain and Ireland
Israel
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt
and Lebanon
Italy
Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central
Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia
Jamaica
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba
Jan Mayen
Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the
Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland
Japan
Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and
the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula
Jersey
Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of
France
Jordan
Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan
Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of
the Ural River in eastern-most Europe
Kenya
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia
and Tanzania